Paycheck Fairness Act: Ensuring Equal Pay for Women
This act aims to ensure women receive equal pay for equal work. It introduces new rules for setting wages, increases penalties for pay discrimination, and makes it easier to pursue claims. The goal is to reduce the gender pay gap and improve financial security for families.
Key points
Employers cannot rely on a job applicant's past salary history when determining new pay, unless the applicant voluntarily provides it after a job offer.
Employees can freely discuss their wages without fear of retaliation from their employer.
Increased financial penalties for employers who discriminate based on sex in pay, including compensatory and punitive damages.
Easier process for pursuing pay discrimination claims, including the ability to file class action lawsuits.
Introduces negotiation skills training programs, especially for women and girls, and studies on the gender pay gap.
Establishes an award for employers actively working to eliminate pay disparities.
Requires collection of compensation, hiring, termination, and promotion data, disaggregated by sex, race, and ethnic identity, to better monitor and enforce regulations.
Introduced
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